E-Learning Implementation on Clinical Rotation Nursing Education: a Case Report of Universitas Gadjah Mada

Abstract

E-Learning as a contemporary learning method influence the process of transformation from conventional education into digital basis. E-Learning enhances the learning opportunities for autonomous and self-directed-Learner students. School of Nursing Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) designed a blended clinical rotation nursing education. The development was intended to overcome obstacle and challenges in clinical rotation education. In the course of e-learning, analysis, design, development, instructional, and evaluation phase passed through. Several opportunities and challenges identified and highlighted. Institutional policies, e-learning and students' competencies enhancement, accessibilities and flexibilities promising to disseminate the program design in the future. In spite of promising challenges, technical issues, limitation in instructors supervision remains problems need to be addressed wisely. Toward program evaluation, clinical instructors assessment based on national nurse competency examination items, students' satisfaction, and institution partners recommendation used as measurement tools. E-learning implemented on clinical rotation nursing education is a rare phenomenon in Indonesia. A case of School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada shown its experiences in the program planning, organizing, actuation, and evaluation. Future studies and initiatives in e-learning should be designed to develop nursing education in clinical rotation, as the accomplishment of learning outcomes would be more feasible.